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| Scott # 4395 | Plate # V1111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
| Issue Date & City | May 1, 2009, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | May 1, 2009 |
| Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Existing Photo | Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Engraver | Keating Gravure |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2009 / Coil of 3,000 - 51 Million stamps / Coil of 10,000 - 360 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 3,000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 320 stamps per revolution / Plate number every 16 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, type II |
| Adhesive Type | Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.9 Vertically / 12 x 12 Valley Peak with rounded corners |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.54 x 21.34 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Reported so far: 5 digit black middle back numbers every 10 stamps. |
| Earliest Known Use | May 1, 2009 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 787700 - Full Coil of 3,000 - $1320.00 787730 - Strip pf 25 with plate # - $11.00 787800 - Full Coil of 10,000 - $4400.00 787830 - Strip of 25 with plate # - $11.00 787861 First Day Cover - From coil of 10,000, $.82 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City / Providence / Tucso |
| Official Announcement | On May 1, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, definitive U.S. Flag stamp in one design. This stamp will be available in the following formats:
The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, goes on sale nationwide May 1, 2009. This new stamp depicts a detail of an American flag from a photograph by Rick Barrentine of Duluth, Georgia. The detail, showing a softly folded flag, features most prominently the starry blue field, with red-and-white stripes occupying the remaining space. |
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| How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark |
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| Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice,address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to: |
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| U. S. Flag Stamp Special Cancellations PO Box 92282 Washington, DC 20090-2282 |
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| After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by July 6, 2009. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to: |
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| Information Fulfillment Dept. 6270 U.S. Postal Service PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
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| Philatelic Products |
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| There are two philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |
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| Distribution: Item 787700, $1,320.00 U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 3,000 |
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| The $1,320.00 U.S. Flag PSA coil of 3,000 will not be automatically distributed to stamp distribution offices (SDOs). Automatic distributions will be made only to accountable paper depositories (APDs) and the Kansas City Stamp Services Center (SSC). Initial APD distributions, which began March 9, 2009, will be complete by April 1, 2009. SDOs requiring stamps must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787700 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring stamps must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 24, 2009. |
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| Distribution: Item 787800, $4,400.00 U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 10,000 |
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| The $4,400.00 U.S. Flag PSA coil of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made only to APDs and the Kansas City SSC. Initial APD distributions, which began March 9, 2009, will be complete by April 1, 2009. SDOs requiring stamps must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787800 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring stamps must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 24, 2009. |
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